WEST

Short dance film

Premiere: March 22, 2025 at Cinedans – followed by international festival screenings. Online release date TBA.

Breakdance collective 155 rides from Utrecht (Netherlands) to Accra (Ghana, Africa) together with their motorcycle crew. 10,000 km of asphalt, reflection, art-making, and survival. Escaping the grind at home, riding into the unknown, chasing inspiration and fresh perspectives. 

This short dance film explores the parallel between being deep in a journey — overwhelmed by new impressions, unable to fully process or make sense of them — and the ability to express all of that through movement. The memories are stored not through thought, but through motion. It’s a tough ride that slowly reveals how much we take for granted, how dance speaks across all borders, and how the most instinctive, unplanned creations often become the most honest ones

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  • Cast: Rein Luuring, Erik Bos, Simme Bruinsma, Thomas Bos, Ewout Wisselink, Jakob Witte, Wouter Vrijlandt, Arjan Qhutbullha, Sam van Eenbergen

  • Direction, Camera & Montage: Thomas Bos

  • Choreography: Erik Bos

  • Voice-over: Joost Prinsen

  • Sound design: zondergeluid

  • Colour grading: Milton Broen

  • Titles & VFX: Rein Luuring

  • Production: Vivianne Werkhoven

  • Marketing: Thomas van Kalmthout, Marjolein Saelman

  • Business manager: Juul Spoor

Supported by Utrecht Municipality and Fonds Podiumkunsten